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OPEN RIDES & EVENTS => Trail Rides & Open Events (Everyone's invited) => Topic started by: lt99ls1 on December 20, 2010, 09:24:10 AM
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Got a small local group going to ride Aetna on the 23rd. Should be meeting at the Cracker Barrel at around 9am ish. If any of you guys want to come up and wheel let me know and I will nail down the details.
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Got a small local group going to ride Aetna on the 23rd. Should be meeting at the Cracker Barrel at around 9am ish. If any of you guys want to come up and wheel let me know and I will nail down the details.
Never been, want to go. Let m know the details.
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dam too bad i hafta work! i would like to ride up there one day If they haven't closed it down.
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DANG IT ALL LARRY! You should have posted this a few days earlier. Off that day and doing fam stuff but would have loved to gone. >:(
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DANG IT ALL LARRY! You should have posted this a few days earlier. Off that day and doing fam stuff but would have loved to gone. >:(
Ditchum and come on..
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Sorry man. Can't do that. But wish I had known. :P
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Trying to work out the logistics of going. I'm not going without trailering, after last time. {;-(}
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Meeting up at 9am at the
Cracker Barrell
50 Birmingham Highway
Chattanooga, TN 37419
Going to eat some breakfast and try and give folks who are driving long distance a chance to get there.
Will roll out to the public side somewhere between 9:45 am an 10:15 ish. Just depends on how long it takes to eat breakfast.
Sorry did not post this sooner but I have been working on an Xj and my Tj pretty much all weekend.
We are sending out a scouting party today to make sure the public side is still open.
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>:( I am taking my Mom and Dad to the Dr. Thursday, they both have to have a driver this trip to bring them. >:(
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got to work but would love to go haven't been there yet.
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Meeting up at 9am at the
Cracker Barrell
50 Birmingham Highway
Chattanooga, TN 37419
Thanks Larry. Hope it's still open. Please confirm.
Where are you parking the tow pig?
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Meeting up at 9am at the
Cracker Barrell
50 Birmingham Highway
Chattanooga, TN 37419
Thanks Larry. Hope it's still open. Please confirm.
Where are you parking the tow pig?
Doug there was a little parking at the public side, but we left all our tow rigs in Wal-Mart parking lot. It's like a mile or 2 from trail entrance.
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Ryan said it was ok to park up by the gate {toast}
{popcorn}
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Walmart parking lot.
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Meeting up at 9am at the
Cracker Barrell
50 Birmingham Highway
Chattanooga, TN 37419
Thanks Larry. Hope it's still open. Please confirm.
Where are you parking the tow pig?
the scab is close to ready I hope to make it unless its real cold( I am a sissy when its cold) I will leave my tow pig in front of the construction company they said its cool plus its a long drive in a buggy from walmart ;D
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the scab is close to ready I hope to make it unless its real cold( I am a sissy when its cold) I will leave my tow pig in front of the construction company they said its cool plus its a long drive in a buggy from walmart ;D
Dont you own some coveralls? I got to try and get my Tj finished up tonight or I will be riding shot gun with Eric or somebody. {toast}
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the scab is close to ready I hope to make it unless its real cold( I am a sissy when its cold) I will leave my tow pig in front of the construction company they said its cool plus its a long drive in a buggy from walmart ;D
Dont you own some coveralls? I got to try and get my Tj finished up tonight or I will be riding shot gun with Eric or somebody. {toast}
we still got a few days hurry up u need some help? and yes I have coveralls but my face hands and feet still get cold and I dont like cold. I should be there it looks like 45 degrees {letseat}
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the scab is close to ready I hope to make it unless its real cold( I am a sissy when its cold) I will leave my tow pig in front of the construction company they said its cool plus its a long drive in a buggy from walmart ;D
Dont you own some coveralls? I got to try and get my Tj finished up tonight or I will be riding shot gun with Eric or somebody. {toast}
i 'LL make a open seat for you larry . !
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Just saw this. I might get my lazy ass out of the house and come. Just can't down anything too stupid cause I have a ride on New Years weekend that I can't miss but I would love to come out and see Atnea. Larry you live close to me, I can haul both us out there if you want. Let me know. (706)676-6870
John
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Come on out the weather is going to be great ( for December ). I am riding shotgun with Eric tomorrow. I still have steering problems. Will put on a third char Lynn valve Friday. If that does not get it then the ram is fubared.
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I am SO SORRY I have not got back to u I have a gauge and will tell u how to go about it if ya want I can bring it with me tomm. I would say its the ram and really ponts that way since u didnt find anything weird in the orbital
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Did you buy that ram used Larry?
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sounds like it's going to be a pretty good ride .
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I'll see you guys at the cracker barrel in the morning. Got the jeep ready.
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Come on out the weather is going to be great ( for December ). I am riding shotgun with Eric tomorrow. I still have steering problems. Will put on a third char Lynn valve Friday. If that does not get it then the ram is fubared.
What is your steering doing? Full hydraulic?
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Come on out the weather is going to be great ( for December ). I am riding shotgun with Eric tomorrow. I still have steering problems. Will put on a third char Lynn valve Friday. If that does not get it then the ram is fubared.
What is your steering doing? Full hydraulic?
http://www.gatrailriders.com/GTRForums/index.php?topic=6937.0
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Did you buy that ram used Larry?
Yes it had just had a new seal kit installed. I know the guy will make it right if it is the ram, he has always treated me very fair.
What is your steering doing? Full hydraulic?
Will not turn to the right and will barely turn to the left. Yes.
sounds like it's going to be a pretty good ride .
Going to be a fun day, cant wait.
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Did you buy that ram used Larry?
Yes it had just had a new seal kit installed. I know the guy will make it right if it is the ram, he has always treated me very fair.
What is your steering doing? Full hydraulic?
Will not turn to the right and will barely turn to the left. Yes.
sounds like it's going to be a pretty good ride .
Going to be a fun day, cant wait.
If you were closer I would say come get my ram, you are still welcome to but I want it back next week. ;D
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I am loaded up and ready to roll. I have an open seat if someone wants to ride.
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I am loaded up and ready to roll. I have an open seat if someone wants to ride.
Headed out to get my trailer in a few.
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Did yall find out if it was open still? If I would have thought about it I would have check on my way home from Nashville today.
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Cool...I'm in....will be solo....and will tow the ZJ, my steering is all out of wack, real squirly on the asphalt, I think its way out of alignment or something. See yall there...
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Public side is still open.
See you folks in the morning.
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I will see u guys in the am its gonna be real cold for me :hlp
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I will see u guys in the am its gonna be real cold for me :hlp
Billy it's a little cool outside ..... {boohoo} might could use a little {toast} . (j/k)
Time to get at it this morning ... Ready to ride !! see all !!
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Had a blast today. I am uploading pics now. I only got 108 pics between getting roped in to spoting and pulling cable. ;D
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Had a great time. We're whipped from a 5am wake up and miles of trail.
Thanks for spotting me Larry. Sure hate those guys had carnage. Everybody get of the trail?
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Had a great time. We're whipped from a 5am wake up and miles of trail.
Thanks for spotting me Larry. Sure hate those guys had carnage. Everybody get of the trail?
Got one rig sitting broken on the end of the loop. Going back up early in the morning to replace rear axle shaft.
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Teaser pics
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needpics
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Enjoy.
http://s408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/lt99ls1/Aenta/122310/
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DAMN what a great day, not a ton of riding for me, mostly wrenching but was worth every second. Maybe next time Billy and I will not break our driveshafts on the first dang obstacle. I got ZERO pictures LOL
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home sweet home ;D for us to go and not climb a dang thing and broke so much stuff geez. Doug I am really sorry u made that drive and we was broke all day and that special strap of urs should be back to ya soon ;D good time fellas and thanx for the invite Larry
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had a blast .
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Getting ready to head back to the Mtn and get the broken one back to home. {toast}
Carnage for the day that I know of
1 header panel
2 fenders
1 dana 35 axle
3 drive shafts
1 link bar
1 motor
1 very spang ankle
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Got a refresher course on the difference between a flop and a roll today.
I need a 97 and up Xj body to replace my very good friend's xj that I rolled today while trying to get the broken xj from yesterdays ride off the mtn today.
(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/lt99ls1/Aenta/122310/IMAG0076.jpg)
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details please this has got to be good {ehm} also glad ur ok after the roll and the run from Eric
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details please this has got to be good {ehm} also glad ur ok after the roll and the run from Eric
DAMN LARRY! Hope you and anyone else are OK!
Tell us more. I'll keep a look out for a body. Allsouth had one awhile back.
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How in the world do you post a picture like that then put that you rolled and NOT give a detailed explanation on how and where (obviously Aetna but) this happened. JEEZ MAN!!!! WTF
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I talked to Eric and we both agree Larry stuff happens dont beat yourself. me and anybody else that knows you are just glad ur ok its just a xj and we can have a good ol wrench party and have him one ready to wheel quick so have ya a few of them drinks relax and have a good xmas {letseat}
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I talked to Eric and we both agree Larry stuff happens dont beat yourself. me and anybody else that knows you are just glad ur ok its just a xj and we can have a good ol wrench party and have him one ready to wheel quick so have ya a few of them drinks relax and have a good xmas {letseat}
What Billy said. you are OK, that's the important thing. But details are a must.
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Was scouting THE LOOP for Bruce's broken xj.
Got about three hills back making a climb to the top.
Could not make the last ledge.
Began slow backing down the hill.
Got about two jeep lengths from bottom when the right rear dropped in a hole big enough to swallow a 36 inch tire and stand the xj up.
Slapped it in reverse and gas on it, jeep came back down.
XJ slammed into another rock/ground/something jumping up the front again.
Xj rolled lenght wise once came up on the wheels and then rolled side ways coming up on its wheels again. I swear the first roll was slow and easy, the second roll was fast and hard.
I had to push the roof up to be able to drive it out.
We got both xj's off the mtn.
The passanger and I are both ok.
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The old saying comes to mind... No good deed goes unpunished.
Could have been much worse. Everybody OK is awesome. If you had to do an end over and a side roll, it seems like everything actually went your way, considering, by landing sunny side up. No recovery needed for you.
You're a good man Larry for going back to help a buddy. What happened to Bruces XJ?
Billy, did you end up using the strap or weld to get out? No hurry getting it back to me, I've got spares in the garage.
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I'm just glad Larry is ok . GOOD FRIENDS ARE HARD TO REPLACE , HEEPS ARE REPLACEABLE !
Ok ....
1. Kick front glass out .
2. Shop vac glass out of XJ.
3. Port-o-power roof
4. wheel the piss out of it till something comes up buyable ;)
I guess i'm looking for a 97-up xj ...or zj (I like cheap ...repo,needs work,no title,etc)
or maybe a good 94-96 body .
OR .....jUST MAYBE CUT THE ROOF OFF , ( BILLY ) CAGE IT , WHEEL IT !
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The old saying comes to mind... No good deed goes unpunished.
Could have been much worse. Everybody OK is awesome. If you had to do an end over and a side roll, it seems like everything actually went your way, considering, by landing sunny side up. No recovery needed for you.
You're a good man Larry for going back to help a buddy. What happened to Bruces XJ?
Billy, did you end up using the strap or weld to get out? No hurry getting it back to me, I've got spares in the garage.
I just try and take care of people the way I think everybody else would. Eric would have been right there too had his wife not had him locked down to go shopping that morning. ;D
The loop claimed bruce's right rear dana 35 axle and two other rigs had damage too.
I think about half the group was towing out the other half and bruce's rig breaking pushed them over the 50% down.
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yeah the scab can pull itself thats about it Johns Jeep belt was junk and no way would I have asked Brian to pull him all the way out we did what we could and Bruce said leave it here.we kinda knew there would not be many folks up there so off we went. Eric whatever u want let me know and if u just get another body lets talk about cage before it hits the mtn {toast}
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I know if you and Eric leave one, things have gotten down to the wire.
As soon as my steering is fix, my tj is headed to your shop for the cage we have been talking about all year.
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I know if you and Eric leave one, things have gotten down to the wire.
As soon as my steering is fix, my tj is headed to your shop for the cage we have been talking about all year.
a roll always seems to change the mod list ;) and u need to come by and get the gauge yes I left it at home WTF
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yeah the scab can pull itself thats about it Johns Jeep belt was junk and no way would I have asked Brian to pull him all the way out we did what we could and Bruce said leave it here.we kinda knew there would not be many folks up there so off we went. Eric whatever u want let me know and if u just get another body lets talk about cage before it hits the mtn {toast}
Hey, I would have pulled him to Atlanta if I had to...it was one of those runs...lol. Larry, thanks for going back out there, sorry you rolled that XJ, but as everyone said, glad your all okay.
If your interested, I may know of a ZJ cheap. I'll check on it tomorrow to see what the status is.
Aetna was fun, nice to meet you all, Billy, John, Eric, Bruce and others I cant recall right now....thanks for hosting us up there...was glad to get out. All my pics failed to save, bad memory card...thanks for the uploads Larry {toast}
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yeah the scab can pull itself thats about it Johns Jeep belt was junk and no way would I have asked Brian to pull him all the way out we did what we could and Bruce said leave it here.we kinda knew there would not be many folks up there so off we went. Eric whatever u want let me know and if u just get another body lets talk about cage before it hits the mtn {toast}
Hey, I would have pulled him to Atlanta if I had to...it was one of those runs...lol. Larry, thanks for going back out there, sorry you rolled that XJ, but as everyone said, glad your all okay.
If your interested, I may know of a ZJ cheap. I'll check on it tomorrow to see what the status is.
Aetna was fun, nice to meet you all, Billy, John, Eric, Bruce and others I cant recall right now....thanks for hosting us up there...was glad to get out. All my pics failed to save, bad memory card...thanks for the uploads Larry {toast}
I know brother.
I just hope everybody had a good time.
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yeah the scab can pull itself thats about it Johns Jeep belt was junk and no way would I have asked Brian to pull him all the way out we did what we could and Bruce said leave it here.we kinda knew there would not be many folks up there so off we went. Eric whatever u want let me know and if u just get another body lets talk about cage before it hits the mtn {toast}
Hey, I would have pulled him to Atlanta if I had to...it was one of those runs...lol. Larry, thanks for going back out there, sorry you rolled that XJ, but as everyone said, glad your all okay.
If your interested, I may know of a ZJ cheap. I'll check on it tomorrow to see what the status is.
Aetna was fun, nice to meet you all, Billy, John, Eric, Bruce and others I cant recall right now....thanks for hosting us up there...was glad to get out. All my pics failed to save, bad memory card...thanks for the uploads Larry {toast}
find out about the zj . if its cheap i'd be in . was nice meeting you and riding .
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I may know of an XJ body but will be Tuesday before I can check and see if he sold it.
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I may know of an XJ body but will be Tuesday before I can check and see if he sold it.
Let me know the details if he still has it.
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Got a refresher course on the difference between a flop and a roll today.
I need a 97 and up Xj body to replace my very good friend's xj that I rolled today while trying to get the broken xj from yesterdays ride off the mtn today.
(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/lt99ls1/Aenta/122310/IMAG0076.jpg)
¡ɹǝʌo ǝɯ ןןoɹ 'sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ uɐɔ noʎ ɟ! Seriously though, I looked at dannys (allsouth) XJ and it don't look half bad now with the cage. Of course the roof is still a lil wavy but a huge improvement from what it did look like.
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Damn Larry. Glad you're alright man. A decent cage is something we all procrastinate on. I guess that's the gambler coming out in us. OR... Maybe we're all just cheap asses. A cage is definitely gonna be my next major mod.
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¡ɹǝʌo ǝɯ ןןoɹ 'sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ uɐɔ noʎ ɟ! Seriously though, I looked at dannys (allsouth) XJ and it don't look half bad now with the cage. Of course the roof is still a lil wavy but a huge improvement from what it did look like.
I like the upside down letters!
The pics dont do the damage justice, there not a straight corner on the xj above the hood line. {ehm}
Still looking for a donor.
Damn Larry. Glad you're alright man. A decent cage is something we all procrastinate on. I guess that's the gambler coming out in us. OR... Maybe we're all just cheap asses. A cage is definitely gonna be my next major mod.
Going to be my next mod too, right after Eric's rig is made right.
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Kevin already sold his XJ but I will keep my eye out for another one
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I know where several are for under 500 but they are under 97 models.
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http://www.southernjeeps.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=35741
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I may know of an XJ body but will be Tuesday before I can check and see if he sold it.
Let me know the details if he still has it.
I have a ZJ for you. Its a 94 and has the 5.2 V8 and it does run...transmission needs some work. $600 if you want it its yours....let me know. Pm me....